Practice question

When conducting foot surveillance on a busy street, the subject suddenly enters a crowded store. What is the most effective technique to maintain visual contact without being detected?

  1. Use the 'pacing' or 'passing' technique, maintaining a natural flow and using other shoppers as cover.
  2. Wait outside the store until the subject re-emerges.
  3. Run into the store immediately after the subject, keeping directly behind them.
  4. Call out the subject's name to make them stop.

Answer: A — Use the 'pacing' or 'passing' technique, maintaining a natural flow and using other shoppers as cover.

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